Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-26
THE GRAND ARMY OUT.
How the Frisky Veterans Spent the
Time ut Park City-A List OF
the CHESTS,
Some Stories Prepared Especially for
the Wives of the Old Boys
How They Register When
Away from Home.
General Notes From the Park-Mil-
liam Reeds overwhelming
Matters and Personal
Mention
Correspondence Of THE DEMOCRAT

Correspondence Of THE DEMoCGAr.|
j. j. DAILY came up from Salt Lake
Wednesday evening.
j. r. Buckle and Daniel Dunno laid
over IL few days after the Odd Fellows
excursion, rustling business for their re-
spective establishments.
William Dix, formerly outside boss at
the Ontario Mill, returned few days ago
from the Blue Bird works at Burlington,
Montana The Park is the good old
stand-by-they all come back.
Colonel Ferry came down from the
Anchor mine Thursday to attend the
G. \. Il. camp fire.
Andy Young came home from the
Ogden Hot Springs Wednesday, feeling
somewhat better for his trip
Charles Reed came up ON Sampson
business Thursday afternoon.
The Ontario resumed operations We'd
nesday night after two days OF quiet out
OF respect to the memory OF William
Reid.
Washingtons birthday was generally
observed in the Park. The places of
business and schools were closed and,
with flags flying, the town took on holi-
day appearance.
Wednesday night a Loyal League meet
members were in attendance and some
important measures were discussed.
Major Bynon addressed the meeting.
To the shipment reported in Wednes
days letter, the DAILY mill has made an
additional shipment OF six bars contain
ing GOA fine ounces OF silver. Total for
the week, l3 bars containing II HOS
ounces.
The funeral OF William Reid, held in
Masonic Hall Wednesday at l o'clock,
was one OF the largest ever held in the
Park The entire Ontario force of men,
with members OF the Masonic and A. o.
L. w. orders turned ont to escort the
remains to their last resting place. The
large hall was crowded and many were
| unable to gain admittanCe. The choir
composed OF the musical talent OF the
Park, rendered appropriate and touching
music. Afterthe opening hymns, "Nearer
my God to Thee" and ".Jesus, Lover
OF My Soul" Miss Alice Bridges sang
Waiting and Watching for Me-" with
much feeling and effect. One hundred
and eight Masons and wOrkmen on foot,
| followed by a large number on horses
and in slelghs, followed the remains to
the cemetery, where they were laid away
to rest with ritual services by the differ
ent orders. Rev. G. NJ. Jeffrey con-
Quoted the services and spoke from the
words, "For now we see through a glass
darkly; then face to face" very appro-
pirate words considering the cirCum-
stances OF Mr.. Reds death.
VIM. Glassman, representing the Home
Accident Association OF California and
the Life Insurance Company oil Virginia,
has been rustling in the Park for few
days
j. Il. Walden is in town in the interests
OF the wooden ware industry.
Hoyt Sherman and q. w. Dickinson
were umong the G.. A. X. visitors to the
Park Thursday.
NJ S. Ascheim returned from the
metropolis Thursday evening.
Among the visitors to the q. \. r.
camp fire were the following from Salt
Lake: Governor Caleb W. West ex-
Governor Eli IL. Murray, &. J.. Godfrey,
General c. II. My Agramonte, Colonel
L. II. Stanton, w. A. Stanton and wife,
Henry Page \. NJ. X. Stooni, w. II.
Sells, wife and daughter and Miss Josie
Webb.
VIM. Mccormick ior a plain drunk, was
fined 50 in the Police Court Friday.
Some good. yarns are told on the ys-
tors to the Park during the last week OF
pleasure The Park is noted for its
good cheer, and visitors are always
made as happy as that article can make
them, ii they choose to indulge. Some
thing like the following is told on one OF
them From some cause, which is not
hard to guess, he missed the morning
train, and wishing to let his partner in
Salt Lake know how it happened, re-
paired to a telephone and after ringing
mp and: "IIallo! (hic) Central Halo!
Give me (hic) Utah. The Central in
formed him that the connection was
broken and that he would have to ask for
something else. "Wall, gimme (hic)
gimme Sanpete-no, hold on (hic) give
me Commercial street (hic). The
Central with the assistance OF friend
got him the right connection and he
started ont: Halo, pardner (hic) have
been snowin' all night-siXteen feet OF
lhcJ snow. Trains showed in BE home
Tomorrow hicl SO long"
Ii the hotel register Of mine host ST.
mons speaks truthfully, some pretty tough
cases have been in town during the week
for after some prominent names we
notice sucG as the following; "a. x l.. ="
"U. c., drunk" "Iell by the Way
side, ""I IN ON Deck " etc.
The G.. 4. K. camp fire was the event
OF the season, and it may be said truth
fully that it was the biggest success in its
line that has ever been held in Park City
The large hall was crowded to its utmost
the programme as rendered could moi
have been much better, the pork and
beans were immense, the crowd was
jolly and sociable, the dancing was fine
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